Boston’s future mayors are to lose some of their benefits as part of plans to save around £90,000 in two years.

From April, the new mayor’s allowance will be reduced from £6,000 to £4,000 and the deputy mayor will receive £1,000 instead of £1,600.

They will also have to make their own travel arrangements instead of being chauffeured to events.

In exceptional circumstances a taxi and transport will be provided. The macebearer is to be retained on reduced hours for attendance at full council meetings, civic events and events where it is traditional for the mayor to attend in robes.

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This includes mayoral allowances and vehicle running costs of £8,327, support costs such as printing and IT of £2,739, mayor’s officers who act as chauffeurs and macebearers totally £16,345 and other staffing costs of £12,287. This totals more than £39,702.

Cllr Michael Brookes said that a balance had to be drawn between savings and modernisation and the dignity of the mayorality.

He added: “We have tried to do this sympathetically, but bearing in mind that every service where the council spends money has to be looked at closely to see if we can save money. Most councils in Lincolnshire have gone in this direction.”

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Attendance by the mayor should mainly be restricted to events within the county. If they mayor choses to attend events outside the county they may do so at their own cost. This will be reviewed each year.

The format of the Service to the Community Awards is to be reviewed and the event held every other year instead of annually. This is expected to save around £700.

It comes as part of a review of the role in a bid to save the council money which has been approved by Boston Borough Council’s cabinet.

The civic and mayoral budget has been examined, as have all council costs, as part of a transformation project to meet austerity savings and reductions and eventual complete withdrawal of Government funding for councils.